Lorain man charged after allegedly using counterfeit bill in Elyria

An influx of counterfeit bills has continued to sweep through Lorain businesses, and a recent police report indicates a counterfeit incident occurring in Elyria.
On Aug. 13, a Lorain man was arrested and charged with forgery after allegedly using a counterfeit $50 bill at an Elyria snack shop inside of University Hospitals Elyria Hospital.
An employee at the snack shop Cascade Perk, 630 East River St., told police the subject, who was later identified as Eba Andrews, 37 of 1826 Hamilton Ave., had used a fake $50 bill to pay for half of a sandwich. She also said Andrews received $47.25 in change, the report said.
The employee told police she realized the bill was not legitimate because it “looked and felt funny,” the report detailed. She added that she used a bill marker, which indicated the money was fake.
Andrews left the shop and headed toward the parking lot after receiving his change, according to the report. Police said they watched Andrews enter a car while on the scene and approached the man, whom they found lying down across the back seat of a vehicle.
Andrews told police he was at the hospital to visit his sister. When police asked whose car he was in, Andrews stated he did not know, the report detailed.
Upon searching Andrews, police did not find the change he reportedly obtained from Cascade Perk.
The shop employee also said there was another person with Andrews at the time of the incident, whom she described as a 6-foot-tall, thin black man wearing a gray long-sleeved shirt.
Andrews was transported to the Elyria Police Department for booking. As of the afternoon of Aug. 14, he was being held in Lorain County Jail on $2,500 bond, pending his court appearance in Elyria Municipal Court, which was scheduled for Aug. 14.
On Aug. 2, two people were arrested for criminal simulation in Lorain after attempting to purchase an item with counterfeit bills at Familiy Dollar, 2325 W. 21st St. Since early July, a handful of Lorain businesses, including Lopez Market, Happy’s Pizza, Marco’s Pizza and McDonald’s, have reported customers paying with counterfeits, according to police.